The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Math. The lowest is 41% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Fordsville Elementary School
Fordsville Elementary School is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the small, rural town of Fordsville, Kentucky, part of Ohio County. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and state testing data is available only for the grades that participate in Kentucky’s summative assessments.
Fordsville itself is a very small, sixth-class city in the hill country of northern Ohio County. The town has a compact footprint, a residential character, and a few industrial employers, such as a National Office Furniture factory and a timber company. The civic and institutional functions sit within the town center, and the elementary school is among them. Population has declined over recent decades, and the community has held revitalization meetings and completed a water infrastructure project with outside grant funding, but no major new housing developments are mentioned in publicly reported sources. Home values in the area are below the state and national medians, reflecting the rural and economically modest context.
The school’s enrollment is small for its grade band, with a student body that is overwhelmingly white. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need population. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was missing, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
On the Kentucky Summative Assessment, the school posts a mixed academic picture. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above varies by grade: third grade and fourth grade show a majority of students meeting that bar, while sixth grade shows a lower share. Fifth-grade math results were suppressed for privacy, meaning the group was too small to report. In English language arts, fourth and fifth grade performance is solid, with a majority proficient; third and sixth grade proficiency rates are moderate. Science results for fourth grade were suppressed. In social studies, the fifth-grade proficiency rate is notably lower, a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school. Overall, the school shows some strong grade-level outcomes in upper elementary reading and fourth-grade math, but the picture is uneven, and the suppressed results for small groups mean the data is incomplete for a full evaluation.
No program offerings data was provided, so it is unclear what beyond the core curriculum is available, such as music, art, or enrichment. The district brief for Ohio County returned little in the way of recent parent-relevant changes, so there are no major structural shifts or initiatives to note from the available public record.
Fordsville Elementary is a small, rural school serving a community with limited economic growth and a contracting population. For a family already rooted in the Fordsville area, it is the local elementary option, and the school can point to some decent proficiency rates in several tested grades and subjects. For a family considering moving to the area, the housing market is relatively affordable, but the town’s population decline and modest employment base suggest a quiet, slow-growth setting. Parents who value small school size and a close community may find the fit comfortable. Those looking for a wide range of programs or consistently high academic outcomes across all grades may want to ask the school about enrichment and support for the weaker subject areas, particularly social studies.
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